These games have aged gracefully with visuals that still offer wow moments.
It’s a tough game, but it looks absolutely gorgeous for the time, and even today.
So if nothing else, you’re able to sit and watch it for a while.
Not so with Vectorman on the Sega Genesis.
As a platformer, the gameplay itself is simple and solid, much like itsSNES competitor Donkey Kong Country.
But Vectorman pushed the envelope further with its buttery-smooth animation and level of detail.
Despite DKC winning out in the long run, Vectorman absolutely still deserves a seat at the table.
Gamers are opinionated, you see.
But many will still proudly answer with Star Fox.
It’s difficult to describe how people’s brains wrapped around seeing Star Fox back then.
3D graphics on an SNES?
What sorcery is this?
What’s a Super FX Chip?
you could tell it’san original PlayStation game, sure.
Sometimes classic titles remain lost on discontinued consoles.
Here are some games that are still trapped exclusively on the PlayStation 1.
So many development tricks and stylistic choices were used to make this action RPG truly shine.
This allowed for scenes to use lighting that deceptively look far beyond what the system is capable of.
Maybe some adults wanted to scream too.
So Rare’s surprisingly raunchy 3D collect-a-thon Conker’s Bad Fur Day had some heavy lifting to do.
The crunchy framerate and awe-inspiring scale truly seem as if they simply don’t belong on the console.
From God of War to Killzone, here are the best PS2 games of all time!
Even the 2018 Shadow of the Colossus remake arguably doesn’t seem as impressive to some.
That presentation is simply unmatched to this day.
Aside from its hard-as-nails difficulty and satisfying ship combat gameplay, Rogue Leader looks absolutely phenomenal.
But it was its updated version, Ninja Gaiden Black, that really brought the whole controller-snapping package together.
There is no power greater than X. Xbox 360 fans were treated to excellent games every year.
